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308 pp. Text is clean and unmarked in a square and tight binding. The DJ has a small and light smudge on the back. DJ is price-clipped. From the front flap, " They were the charmed circle of seventeenth-century France, the 'precious few' who knew the secret of perfect feminine grace. Their special magic lay in a self-led mystique that came to be called 'preciosite' - a blend of other- worldliness and pampered fragility, artfulness and literary pretension."

New York: Basic Books., 1974 First edition in hardcover with dust jacket. 308 pp. Illustrations, index. Jacket is price clipped and has a few very small tears, light wear. Fine/Very Good.

New York: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, 1974 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. xi, 308 pp, list of b&w illustrations, Euphemie (I); Introduction: Who Were the Precieuses?; I. Rambouillet; II. The Precious Decade; III. Grandes Mondaines; Conclusion; Euphemie (II); index. First Edition, 1974. "The author provides the first and only portrait of the 'preciosite', the regal elite, who reigned supreme until imitators turned their unique style into a popular fad; reveals why these very ladies who siged over shallow literature, spoke in contrived metaphors, and ultimately became the target of Moliere's satire; and who nevertheless were the first women anywhere to band together in consciousness of their womanly plight." from the jacket flap. Not Price Clipped. 1/4" closed tear to top edge front panel dj with age-toned spine of same, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with clean no underlining highlighting or… Read More

Basic Books. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Basic Books. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. Writing inside.

NY: Basic Books, 1974. First edn. 8vo, pp. 308. Lacks the front flyleaf, o/w a good copy in dj. The rise of womanhood in 17th Century France.

NY: Basic Books, 1974. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 308. Fine in dj. Backer was chair of the French Dept. at Dickinson College. A portrait of the pr,cieuses of 17th century Francce. "Frivolous as they were, says the author ... [they] represented nothing less that a unified feminist attack against the madness and vulgarity of that world.

Basic Books (AZ), 1975-07. Hardcover. Good.

Basic Books, 1974-09-12. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!